Sunday, September 06, 2009

Year One

This movie though is slapstick kind but still sprung some surprises and have some really funny moments. Jack Black is Zed is a not so good hunter and his friend Oh is a gatherer. The starting scene was quite funny, Z hitting his own people with his spear on a hunting trip. Later, Z was caught eating the forbidden fruit. the tribe had to thrown him out. And he accidentally torched Oh's hut, so he followed him on his trip to find the end of the earth.

Along the way, they found brothers Cain and Abel. And witness Cain killed Abel by repeatedly stoning him to death, the slaptick way. But Cain still brought both back to his home, Z thought that was the luckiest day when his father told him he could sleep with his daugther but found out that she is a lesbian. Soon, Cain got Z and O to flee with him, if not, they will be blamed for his bro death.

They bumped into Maya and Eema, the girls both Z and O wanted to have in their tribe. They are captured and being sold as slaves. Cain ended up selling Z and O. But somehow during their trip, Sodomites attacked the slaves owners. Z and O managed to escape but doze off while they waited for a good time to save M and E.

So they continue their journey and saw Abraham trying to kill his son Issac, Z stopped him and told Abraham, Lord send him to stop him. So they brought Z and O back to their village, telling them the sin city of Sodom and Gomorrah. Next morning, they left after Abraham offered to circumsize them, quite a description. As they arrived at Sodom, they were captured and almost sodomized by the guard but was saved by Cain, telling he knew them.

While Cain show them around, the princess saw Z, seemingly think he is different as he didn't bow when she was there. Z and O joined the army so as not to being captured again. The part where they trying to join the first training was funny, as everyone was in line, standing in attention. They comically try to join them but in awkward positioning.

The king trying to get rain has been sacrificing virgins. The princess send for Z, wanted him to go into the Holy of Holies and asked whoever to help to get rain. Meanwhile, O was having a bad time with the high priest, getting him to oil his hairiest body. Both was found in the Holy of Holies and the King punished them to be stoned to death. But Z convinced them he is the chosen one and the public seems to believe, as the advisor trying hard with his hand motion to tell the King they should also go with the public reaction.

So Z and O was spared but was imprisoned. And somehow O was cuffed upside down and had to pee. So pee dripped all over his face. The King then mentioned he will sacrified the princess along with M and E. Of course, Z and O saved the day with some laughs. 8/10

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